I will soon receive a Nord Modular from the US. The unit is wired for 110 volts of course, but I imagine the smart guys at Clavia has designed it so that I can move a jumper or two.. and have the unit operate on 220 volt.

Great! This seems to be easy... no problems at all.. The only thing which is bugging me right now is that this unit was originally sold and used in the US. And the way this text is written, one might fear that exports for the US could possibly be made differently. I guess I will find out when I open the box._________________A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"

Nope.. you could say it found me with some help from friends. _________________A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"

It seems to me that the Clavia packaging shows that the Clavia Nord Modular was shpped in either 110v or 220v versions. So.. this means that the diagram in the faq showing probably is correct. The faq refers to a UK 100v version.. but I thing it actually is the same also exported to the US.
I haven´t opened the nord yet.. but I will.. So.. some soldering.. and then a new fuse and powerplug/cable.. and then the synth is ready for use..? Hmm.._________________A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"

But.. the transformer in this NM I have here does say it is a Tradania 9824, and it is for 115V 50-60hz. Which means that.. well.. the very transformer in this unit is probably NOT the same as in the "continental european version". Any idea how I can get in contact with Clavia? I have tried sending some mails, but I have not received any answer yet. Any service manuals for the US export veriosn and the "continental european version" online somewhere?? I can fix whatever.. but I will have to know for sure which parts are in here and what to do.

Since I do not have the schematics and the service manual and that kind of info I decided against doing some reverse engineering. The fact that the transformer has 115V stamped on the casing.. .. ... you know.. then this evidently is a US model.. which differes from the european version. I bought a 230-115 stepdown transfomer and solved the problem. the cute little red thing is noodling away right now. Excellent!

However.. it would be interesting to have this properly documented.. and added to the faq._________________A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"

Well.. I remember that Ferrograph reel to reel recorder I had. I got one additional.. identical.. even the casing on the transformer showed that it was a 220V model.. but.. ...
at least I now have a stepdown transformer and a red little monster in working condition.. _________________A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"

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